State geologists analyze projected impacts of Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, magnitude 9.0, and expect tens of thousands of casualties in the tri-county area, and massive numbers needing emergency shelter after being forced from their homes.

Welcome to Monday, March 19, International Read to Me Day. Happy birthday to former Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren (1891-1974), the former California governor who led the JFK assassination investigation. Today in 2003, U.S. military forces began their 'shock and awe' campaign in Operation Iraqi Freedom. There should be patchy fog in the morning, then partly sunny skies, with a high in the upper 50s. Read to someone today:

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State geologists analyze projected impacts of Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake, magnitude 9.0, and expect tens of thousands of casualties in the tri-county area, and massive numbers needing emergency shelter after being forced from their homes.